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Special Effects Artist and director
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Male
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6 September 1942(Los Angeles, USA)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Robert Swarthe (born September 6, 1942) is a special effects artist who started out directing short films. He has 2 Academy Award nominations.
Oscar Nominations
- 48th Academy Awards-Nominated in the category of Best Animated short, Kick Me, lost to Great.
- 52nd Academy Awards-Nominated in the category of Best Visual Effects, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, nomination shared with John Dykstra, Grant McCune, David K. Stewart, Douglas Trumbull and Richard Yuricich. Lost to Alien.
Preservation
The Academy Film Archive preserved Kick Me and The Unicycle Race by Swarthe.